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(programming)while - The loop construct found in nearly all procedural languages which executes one or more instructions (the "loop body") repeatedly so long as some condition evaluates to true. In contrast to a repeat loop, the loop body will not be executed at all if the condition is false on entry to the while.

For example, in C, a while loop is written

while () ;

where is any expression and is any statement, including a compound statement within braces "..".


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Many other food courts were available in the grounds; however, they were all very expensive, so it may be worth while taking a picnic, as a whole day needs to be put aside if everything is to be seen.
 
 
 
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